How I Saved the World in a Week by Polly Ho-Yen

Books for children with the end of the world theme can go in many ways. This chooses a reasonably unique path to tread. I found the first half of the book more to my taste. It was emotional and heart-rending, and it was hard not to feel for the lead protagonist.Billy has a difficult upbringing.…

Together We Will Go by J. Michael Straczynski

This is a dicey topic to handle. I picked it up after looking at the blurb and remembered the contents of the said blurb as I started to read the book. Since it is an infrequent occurrence, I thought it would colour my reading experience, but it did not. Basically, irrespective of what you know…

July 2021 Books Vs Moods

I did not stick with my plan for July, but on the whole it went better than I expected in terms of posting (which is very revealing!). My post for the last month was: June 2021 Books Vs Moods. I once again have to warn that I have a ton of reviews to go which I…

Psycho by the Sea by Lynne Truss

I have reviewed another book by the author in this series : here Narrated by Matt Green I liked the other book that I read out of context in the series but was not fascinated by it. When I saw this as an audiobook, I had to give it another shot.I loved the narrative style…

Love and Miss Harris (The Company of Fools Book 1) by Peter Maughan

I have read two books by the author of a different series: The Cuckoos of Batch MagnaThe Ghost of Artemus Strange The two other books I read by the author focused on a village and its inhabitants. There were discussions about wealth and survival amidst general humour that I could get.There were moments in this…

Written in Bone by Sue Black

I have read and reviewed the author's previous work on the blog : here. Also the post where I had the most conversation on comments ever! This book is probably an easier read (despite the contents) for those who like to dabble in True Crime/Forensics than the author's previous work. There is lesser personal information…

Yours Cheerfully (The Emmy Lake Chronicles #2) by A.J. Pearce

I read and reviewed the previous book here. I reviewed it in the beginning of 2020 and the tone clearly indicates I had no idea how our year(S) were to turn out! I did not 'feel' the first book, but when I saw the next was out, I decided to pick it up anyway. Surprisingly…

The Secret of Chimneys (Superintendent Battle #1) by Agatha Christie

Narrator: Simon Jones I am working my way through rereads of older books that I can now listen to. I read these at a time when I was unsure of the pronunciation of things and had no way of confirming (or even the will to look). I said Hercule Poirot anyway I wanted until almost…